“Northern pike are the largest freshwater predatory fish in Connecticut. You will find them cruising shallow backwaters and marshes off rivers right now where they will spawn. Each spring, Inland Fisheries Biologists capture adult pike in nets and traps to stock them into marshes where water levels can be controlled to provide ideal spawning conditions. Last week alone, 157 adult pike were captured in the Connecticut River up to 37 inches long in size! To learn more about pike management in CT read pages 8-9 in the May/June 2011 issue of Connecticut Wildlife magazine

BillG